"Papanek's approach seems more relevant than ever in today's challenging times." –Zoë Ryan, Curator of Architecture and Design, Art Institute of Chicago
"I hold Papanek in the highest regard, not only as a great thinker but as a rabble-rouser."–Emily Pilloton, author of Design Revolution
The designer, author and design activist Victor J. Papanek anticipated an understanding of design as a tool for political change and social good that is more relevant today than ever. He was one of the first designers in the mainstream arena to critically question design's social and ecological consequences, introducing a new set of ethical questions into the design field.
Victor Papanek: The Politics of Design presents an encompassing overview of Papanek's oeuvre, at the heart of which stood his preoccupation with the socially marginalized and his commitment to the interests of areas then called the Third World, as well as his involvement in the fields of ecology, bionics, sustainability and anti-consumerism. Alongside essays and interviews discussing Papanek's relevance in his own era, this book also presents current perspectives on his enduring legacy and its influence on contemporary design theory. Original Papanek family photographs, art and design work, drawings, correspondence and countless materials from the Victor J. Papanek Foundation archive at the University of Applied Arts Vienna are reproduced here for the first time, alongside work by both Papanek's contemporaries and designers working today.
Born in Vienna and trained in England and the United States, Victor Papanek (1923–98) is considered a pioneer of sustainable and humanitarian design. Having studied architecture at Cooper Union in New York, and creative engineering at MIT, Papanek taught at the Ontario College of Art, RISD, Purdue University and the California Institute of the Arts, and was Chairman of the Design Department at Kansas City Art Institute from 1976 to 1981, and Professor of Architecture and Design at the University of Kansas. He died in Lawrence, Kansas, aged 74. “在当今充满挑战的时代,帕帕内克的方法似乎比以往任何时候都更有意义。”——芝加哥艺术学院建筑与设计策展人ZoëRyan
Victor Papanek:《设计的政治》对Papanek的作品进行了全面的概述,其核心是他对社会边缘化群体的关注,他对当时被称为第三世界的地区的利益的承诺,以及他对生态学、仿生学、可持续性和反消费主义领域的参与。除了讨论帕帕内克在他自己时代的相关性的文章和采访外,这本书还介绍了他持久的遗产及其对当代设计理论的影响的当前观点。来自维也纳应用艺术大学维克多·J·帕帕内克基金会档案馆的帕帕涅克家族原始照片、艺术和设计作品、图纸、信件和无数材料首次在这里复制,同时复制的还有帕帕内克同时代人和当今工作的设计师的作品。
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